Te Tiriti is Us

20/06/2026

Te Tiriti is Us is inspired by the mahi of these magnificent Rangatahi - He waka eke noa !

19/06/2026

Yes there has been lots of rhetoric claiming treating people with equity is unfair. Thus beautiful diagram demonstrates how equality enables those with a lot to get more. Vote for Change - Restore Fairness!

Experts explain equity vs equality in Aotearoa: equal treatment isn’t fair without equal conditions. Māori face systemic disparities; equity addresses historic and social barriers.

19/06/2026

Let’s Vote for Change and Build CommUnity! He waka eke noa !

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16/06/2026

Let’s restore fairness- thankyou Minister Willis for explaining fairness so eloquently!
He waka eke noa!

Nicola, I don't know who your comms person is, but word of advice: sack them.

Because girl, they have done you dirty by allowing you to give the speech you gave yesterday.

Now, I know I give Nicola Willis a lot of flack for being a bad Finance Minister.

But honestly, I don't think we give her enough flack for also just being a bad politician.

Because during her snap 10-minute stand-up before the press gallery, where she spent the entire speech packing a sad about Labour's public transport cap, she thought it would be a good idea to warn Kiwi voters about all the things Labour would reinstate if re-elected.

Things like:

Reindexing benefits to wages.

Reinstating free prescriptions.

Reinstating the full Government KiwiSaver subsidy.

Restoring the final years of the Fees Free scheme.

More generous operating allowances in future Budgets.

Reinstating the Giddy Fund, which supported community initiatives.

Reinstating the Māori Health Authority.

Seriously, tell me you're completely out of touch with average everyday Kiwis without telling me you're completely out of touch with average everyday Kiwis.

Because in Nicola Willis’s mind, these are meant to be unpopular things.

When in reality, most New Zealanders actually liked these things.

Nicola, those of us who don't have rich daddies, we WANT support for public services.

We WANT our tax dollars going towards investment in communities.

We WANT our tax dollars funding programmes designed to help people who are struggling.

The fact that Nicola Willis thought listing these things would scare people tells you everything you need to know about how disconnected she is from ordinary New Zealanders.

And maybe that shouldn't be surprising.

Nicola Willis has never had to exist in the same reality as most New Zealanders.

She was born into significant privilege.

She has spent her career in politics and political circles.

Despite her highest formal qualification being a degree in English Literature, she has been given high paying roles in Fonterra and effectively given her Minister role because she's a list candidate!

Never in Nicola's life, has she even had to put in the work in PRETENDING to understand the struggles of everyday kiwis.

And the result is speeches like this.

A politician standing there with complete confidence, listing off things ordinary New Zealanders value as if they are some kind of attack.

When in reality, all she doing is threatening us with a good time.

The irony is that Nicola Willis thought she was making the case against Labour.

Instead, she accidentally reminded people of exactly what has been lost.